Apply by May 19, 2023.
The Water Docs “#LaterNoMore” Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its 2023 Film Festival scheduled for the fall of 2023.
We are so excited to announce our 11th annual Water Docs Film Festival! The festival will take place in the fall of 2023 and will feature in-person and virtual screenings of some of the most impactful climate films and documentaries around the world. More details will be announced in the near future, but for now, we are thrilled to open our Call for Submissions.
If you or someone you know has made a climate-related film or documentary we invite you to submit it for consideration for our 2023 festival. All the details can be found through the link below.
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Water Docs Film Festival & Programming
Water Docs is evolving its programming. After 10 years of producing the Water Docs Film Festival, our team is now developing an exciting new project called the #LaterNoMore: Activating Climate Solutions Now! campaign with the Water Docs Film Festival as its anchor.
Water is the primary medium through which we will feel the effects of climate change. Unpredictable water availability, flooding, exacerbating water scarcity and contaminated water are all threatening factors causing concern about the kind of world the next generation will inherit as well as our ability to mitigate the increasing impacts. Climate change is a complex global issue that will continue to have a growing impact on communities, businesses, and the economy into the future.
“The climate crisis has already been solved. We already have the facts and solutions.” Greta Thunberg
It will require significant effort to transition successfully to a low-carbon society. We all have a role to play – individuals, families, governments, financial institutions, businesses, industries, schools, and faith communities – in accelerating and scaling up climate change solutions.
#LaterNoMore: Activating Climate Solutions Now! will teach our youth and the general public about positive climate change solutions through unique platforms… inspiring people to take the necessary actions now for the sake of our planet and our future generations.
#LATERNOMORE
We could really use your support to deliver this project through our four unique platforms:
#LaterNoMore: Water Docs Film Festival
#LaterNoMore: Lesson Plans for Students
#LaterNoMore: Community Town Hall Meetings
#LaterNoMore: Interactive Website
Simultaneously, we continue to deliver great programming through our Water Docs at School and Water Docs Where You Live programs. Dive a little deeper and read about who we are, what we do, and how we do it.
A multi-year campaign to promote climate solutions, shape public opinion and accelerate action to create a carbon neutral environment for future generations.
This extraordinary school program teaches thousands of kids about water and climate using a unique, hands-on approach, instilling a passion for water stewardship.
Take action and make waves for water and climate protection in your community by hosting your own online community film screening.
Water & Climate Stories
Milenyo: When the Night Came Early
A Personal Story of Climate Change by Zosimo Gamba
The whole morning was bright and sunny. Sorsogon City in southern Luzon, Philippines was abuzz with the usual city-life activities. Jeepneys plying the streets were overflowing with passengers coming from and going to the outlying towns. The skies were covered with high, off-white clouds; the heat of the sun enveloping the city made my skin clammy. The wind had stopped but I felt the cool air under the single tree in the pocket garden on my way out of my nephew’s boarding house.
Guest Blogs
The Water Docs Water Talk is a space where we publish just about anything water and climate related; news stories, fictional stories, creative writing pieces, interviews, personal stories, testimonials, listicles, opinion pieces, you name it! We are offering you a chance to be featured in Water Talk and publish your work on our blog!
If you feel passionate about a particular environmental issue, have a touching story about water or climate, or feel like just grabbing a pen and paper and seeing where your mind takes you, we'd love to work with you to get you published! And hey, we will even toss in a Water Docs branded t-shirt and water bottle as a thank you for sharing with us.
Please reach out to Ben, our Digital Content Manager, with your idea(s) if you are interested in writing something for Water Docs.
WATER DOCS’ MISSION
To evoke a spirit of reverence for water and a liveable climate.
To inform about threats that imperil water and a liveable climate.
To inspire citizen action to protect water and a liveable climate.
Every time I enter the ocean, it shows me something beautiful and unexpected. I’m looking for sharks, and a fin whale surfaces, breath bursting into fine mist. Sea lion pups encourage me to play, spinning in the water, swimming fast then turning on a dime and blowing bubbles. Floating at the surface, a comb jelly mesmerises me with rainbow bands of bioluminescence.